Etta Scollo sings Consolo’s “Sicilitudine” in Tunis

The Catania-born songwriter and composer Etta Scollo will be a guest participant in the 3rd International Conference on Mediterranean Studies to be held on 21 February at the Maison des Arts in Tunis. The three-day event will offer an intense reflection on Sicily, insularity and Mediterranean identities by scholars of international renown who will reason […]

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Belgium – Comics, Gipi’s “La forza dell’emozione” on show

Gian Alfonso Pacinotti, better known as “Gipi”, is a cartoonist, illustrator and film director. He is the author of “La forza delle emozioni” (“The Force of Emotions”) which was open in Brussels on 14 February at the Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée, Brussel’s Cartoon Museum. The exhibition, which will run until Sunday, 3 September, […]

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Alfano: “​Italy firmly condemns today’s barbarian attack in Pakistan. We convey our condolences to the relatives of the victims”

Alfano: “Italy firmly condemns today’s barbarian attack in the Sindh Province, in Pakistan, which has caused so many victims among the innocent population. We convey our condolences to the relatives of the victims and our best wishes to those injured. We stand by the Government and the people of Pakistan in this difficult moment. Italy […]

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Alfano: meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister on the fringes of the G20

“Within the framework of our excellent bilateral relations, we give particular importance to the fruitful cooperation of our two Countries within the G7, also to assure continuity to the Italian Presidency and that of Canada in 2018,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano told the Canadian Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, when […]

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Alfano: meeting with the Japanese Foreign Minister on the fringes of the G20

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today met with the Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, on the fringe of the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Bonn. The talks focused on the excellent bilateral relations between the two Countries. “Relations between Italy and Japan are enjoying a particularly positive phase: we have similar […]

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Minister Alfano meets with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today met with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. The talks, which were held on the fringes of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in Bonn, focused on bilateral matters but also on European and international issues. “Italy thinks it is very important to maintain a […]

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India – Italy participates in India’s Design Week showcasing the “Under 35” exhibition

Italy participates as a “Partner Country” in India Design ID 2017, which takes place in New Delhi from 16 to 19 February. The event forms part of a campaign launched by the Italian Trade Agency with a view to promoting  ‘Made in Italy’ products in India.The Triennale Design Museum showcases the “Under 35. Italian Design” exhibition, curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, with installations by […]

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Colombia – Italian Cultural Institute brings Florence’s “Botticelli.Inferno” to Bogota

“Botticelli. Inferno” is the title of Ralph Loop’s docufilm which will be screened from 16 to 19 February at the Cine Colombia in Bogota, thanks to the sponsorship of the Italian Cultural Institute in the Colombian capital. The documentary is a journey across the mysteries of Dante’s Inferno through Ralph Loop’s  high-definition scans of 102 […]

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Alfano meets with the President of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Giovanni Raimondi

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met with Giovanni Raimondi, the President of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation. The talks – which followed Mr Alfano’s meeting with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura – focused on “Ospedali aperti in Siria” (“Open Hospitals in Syria”), the project […]

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Alfano: meeting with the Secretary-General of the OECD

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, received today at the Farnesina the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Ángel Gurria, who is in Rome to present the Economic Survey of Italy 2017. The meeting offered the opportunity to express appreciation for the support given by the OECD […]

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United States – Meet the New Italians Of New York makes a comeback on 21 February

The Italian Consulate General in New York will host the first of the 2017 “Meet the New Italians of New York” series on February 21. The opening event will be dedicated to the world of research and welcome the presence of many distinguished guests: Elena Aprile, Ph.D. (Professor, Physics Department, Columbia University), Luca Carloni, Ph.D. […]

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Malta – Theatre, cinema and music for the 150th anniversary of Pirandello’s birth

Luigi Pirandello has close bonds with Malta because Giovanni Ricci Gramito, his anti-Bourbon grandfather on his mother’s side, was exiled to the island in 1849, where he died from a cholera infection the following year, on 1 August 1850. He had brought his whole family to Malta with him, including his young daughter Caterina, Luigi’s […]

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